Evaluation of an optimal preparation of human standardized fecal inocula for in vitro fermentation studies

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 117, Issue , 2015, Pages 78-84

  Aguirre, Marisol ^a,b,c   Eck, Anat ^d   Koenen, Marjorie E ^c   Savelkoul, Paul H M ^d,e   Budding, Andries E ^d   Venema, Koen ^a,c  

^a TOP INSTITUTE FOOD AND NUTRITION   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c TNO   (Netherlands)

^d VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^e MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cryopreservation; Gut microbiota; In vitro model; Inoculum preparation

Indexed keywords

ACTINOBACTERIA; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTEROIDETES; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; FATTY ACID SYNTHESIS; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FERMENTATION TECHNIQUE; FIRMICUTES; FUSOBACTERIA; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; INOCULATION; MALE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEOBACTERIA; VERRUCOMICROBIA; BACTERIUM; CHEMISTRY; FECES; FERMENTATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROFLORA; MIDDLE AGED; PRESERVATION; PROCEDURES;

ACTINOBACTERIA; BACTEROIDETES; FIRMICUTES; FUSOBACTERIA; PROTEOBACTERIA; VERRUCOMICROBIA;

FATTY ACID;

ADULT; BACTERIA; CRYOPRESERVATION; FATTY ACIDS; FECES; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; HUMANS; MALE; MICROBIOTA; MIDDLE AGED; PRESERVATION, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 84938150297     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: 18728359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2015.07.019     Document Type: Article

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